I resisted for a long time, because it looks so preposterous, but it's really much more comfortable.

我对此抗拒了很长时间，因为这样看上去很傻，可其实却很舒适。

youdao

If they're failing they should cut their dividend, but companies are reluctant to do that because it looks bad, so they hold off for a long time, not cutting.

如果效益不好他们应该减少红利，但是公司不愿意这样做，是因为这样显得很糟糕，所以他们一直拖延着不去减少红利。

youdao

This animal looks very peculiar, with long snout and canines, and it highlights that we know so little. Surprises like this are bound to happen.

这动物样貌非常奇特，嘴巴很长，长着犬牙，它的出现更加突显出我们所知太少，像这样惊奇的事是一定会发生的。

youdao

If they're failing they should cut their dividend, but companies are reluctant to do that because it looks bad, so they hold off for a long time, not cutting.

如果效益不好他们应该减少红利,但是公司不愿意这样做,是因为这样显得很糟糕,所以他们一直拖延着不去减少红利

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

And if you haven't yourself dived into your own problem set zero, whose PDFs are available online, realize that if something like this, given that it's a minute or so long, kind of looks you know, despite the cutesiness of it, kind of overwhelming in that you don't really know where to begin, how could you possibly sketch out this whole story line.

如果你还没有真正沉下心来,看习题集0，网上可以提供这些PDF文件，好好地感受一下像这样的东西，假定只有一分钟左右这么长,先不管它外表看起来是否可爱,也不管它让人无从下手的压迫感,你怎样才能勾勒出,整个故事最初的框架呢？

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

The way I'm going it looks do-able so as long as I keep progressing.

BBC: Collins eyes shock Wales recall

Federer's next return looks long - he'll challenge, but it's so long - second match point, serve in, weak return, gap on the Fed backhand, big gap on the Fed backhand... it's there!

BBC: Wimbledon: Roger Federer-Tomas Berdych as it happened